The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03

The Congress met at Huntsville, Alabama,
October 26ih, with delegates attending from sew
eral States and Washington city. The officers re-
ported present by the telegraph were Hon.
A. o. Lane, mayor of Birmingham, and Presi-
dent of the Congress, and Mrs. Ellen Call Long,
OF Tallahassee. Corresponding Secretary. Thu
address Of President Lane was most admlra-
BILE paper, and appropriate and Instructive nd-
dresses were delivered by Professor Fernow, DIR.
Carl Mohr, Mrs Ellen Call Long and others Let
tiers from ex-President Davis and others were
read, and letter to President Cleveland W as pre-
pared, asking him 10 call the attention of Con-
gress 10 legislation for the protection OF govern
ment timber lands. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President. ex-Gov-
ernor Bullock, of Georgia; vice president, Judge
Brown, of Kentucky; second vice-president, DR..
Mohr, of Mobile; secretary, Mrs. Ellen Call
Long, of Tallahassee, Fla; treasurer, Sidney
Root, of Atlanta Ga; recording secretary, D.
B. Grace, of Birmingham.
AT the request of the FLoRIDIAN Mrs. Long
furnishes the following interesting sketch:
Huntsville Alabama, is an inland town al
most as beautiful rs Tallahassee, Florida, with
the advantage OF an overfDwng spring in its
midst that furnishes the fullest supply Of water
to its entire population, which spring gave
name and loca tion To The town, surrounded as
il is with hills above hills and still higher hills
beyond, covered as they are at this season of the
we n with foliage of varied hue, reds. pink, yell
low, brown and green, there is panorama OF
morale beauty rarely presented. Huntsville is
almost as old as her own hills; for rs fast
the Indian receded, or was driven from this
fertile region, the white men followed to build
towns and clear forests Cotton 6ells brought
there the usual luxurious ease and digntcd
Incidence, and for long years a trance like unto
death rested over this favored section-but at
last tie forward march THAT resounds through
out the South boons from her hills and has
struck Huntsville in her refined seclusion,
and all is activity, and grand is the prospect
in projected railroads and factores-and in the
already built and adorned Hotel Monte SanO, sur
ounded by garders of finest culture. and where
many hundred people during the summer season
seek refuge from the higher temperature OF the
lowlands To this beautiful spot the Southern
States Forestry Congress adjourned At Dc Funisk
Springs. Florida. on February 11th last. to meet
on October Goth ultimo. Hon. A o. Lane,
Mayor OF Birmingham, was president OF the or
ganization, and the Executives OF every State and
Territory of the Union were invited to attend
and urged to send delegates. The attendance
thus invoked was respectable in numbers and dis
tinguished in character, but not so full in repre-
sentation as is desirable to spread the work de
signed before the people of the country. How
ever the work of saving and extending the for
ess of the country is now well inaugura'cd, and
there is reason to hope that the vital question Of
destruction to the wealth and beauty of the land
is fairly awakened. The Hon. President opened
the Congress with speech of finished rhetoric
and eloquence, and of such rare excellence AS that
second reading was requested Hon. B. E. Fer
now, representing the Agricultural Bureau Of the
United States, enlightened most attentive au-
dence with knowledge gained in the forestry
schools OF Germany, and DR.. Mohr, Of Mobile,
toll more about pine trees--thcir growth and
culure-than was ever dreamt OF by piney
woods habitant-he being one of the greatest
boansts and scientists of the United States
Judge Brown and Colonel Logan, both of
Kentucky. made enthusiastic speeches as 10 the
best modes of reaching the people and bringing
them to realize The danger threatening the wood
lands.
On the second day of the Congress three large
schools of boys and girls were present attended
by their teachers, and TO these your humble ser
want was inspired to say few encouraging
words as to what their tender hands IN ght and
might not do for the forestry interest.
Escorted bv the Mayor OF Huntsville to the
beautiful surroundings of the spring, three ma
pie trees were planted and dedicated respec
lively to his honor the Mayor OF Huntsville, to
Col. j. n. O'Shaugnessey, The leading spirit
OF the section, and to President Cleveland the
representative of the whole country With
these impressive ceremonies the Congress was
pronounced adjourned by the Hon. sydney Root
to meet in the City of Atlanta al its next session,
when the American Forestry Association and
the Southern States Forestry Association will
unite and be consolidated as one. E. c. l..